Matt Luther

@phredhope @thesadgamecock I knew it was over as soon as I saw him doing this

@thesadgamecock Here's how grizzled I am of a fan: at the current screenshots- I absolutely knew we were losing all of those games, even the A & M one. Had a friend call and say congrats at halftime, I was like hold off on that buddy

Which blown lead in the Shane Beamer era hurt you the most ?

Share a cool card from the 80’s.

@ChoppinBravos If Elder could be a consistent 4ish era guy that goes 6 or more every start you could live with that as a 5th starter. Problem is he's streaky and when he's bad he's unplayable

Bryce Elder- 102.2IP 4.12ERA 4.32FIP 1.25WHIP 19.8K% 7.4BB% 1.1fWA 1st half grade: B- Bryce Elder finished 2025 strong and was likely a factor in Alex Anthopoulos’s decision to forgo certain free agent SPs as he believed Elder could be counted on to post every 5 days and keep the team in the game while doing so. He was right, until he wasn’t. Elder started off 2026 looking unironically like a play-off starter but things took a turn for the worst in his final start of May. Since then he has looked like the SP that Braves fans always worried he would be. Elders splits pre/post 5-27-2026 Pre-68.2IP 1.97ERA Post-34IP 8.47ERA 2nd half outlook- It is hard for me to believe that AA will add sufficient SP at the deadline AND that Bryce Elder will also be a part of the Braves rotation, pitching staff or future plans after 8/3/26. The Braves simply have too much trade stock combined with younger and more talented arms, some of which are already nipping at his heels, for Bryce Elder to survive the way he has looked of late. There is always the chance Bryce Elder gets back on track, but there is always the chance the pitcher he has been for the majority of his career is just who he is and the start of 2023 and 2026 were outliers.

@BobbyHaney23 @RTS_Owen Taking "just focus on the hitter" to the next level

@RTS_Owen My 14u 5 hole hitter would have swung and fouled it off

If a runner steals 2nd base before the pitch is delivered, and the batter hits a fly ball, does the runner have to retreat to 1st base or can they tag from 2nd?

@JoeGiannacco Wentz tearing his ACL in spring training was also problematic

This season was affected by three things: 1. Jurickson Profar disaster 2. Spencer Strider Injury 3. Spencer Schwellenbach not starting the season. Had this been 1 of 3 and the Profar thing didn't happen, you would have seen more depth to carry us past the initial surge.

@ChoppinBravos Could he have changed his splitter grip trying to limit strain on his elbow? Opinions vary on how hard the splitter is on the elbow but combining it with an "unnatural" grip and firearm/elbow stress seems to be a byproduct for some

Waldrep can’t throw strikes. His stuff+ and velo is also down. His splitter and slider were elite pitches last year now they are average at best. Velo on the splitter is down 3.5mph and the slider 1.5mph. Maybe that’s him trying to find his command. He also changed splitter grips and I can’t even begin to fathom why. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

@mattmey11 @TheKostos Bring back the Mohawks

@TheKostos 2002 was peak USMNT. Getting better. Need more depth and some different types of players so we can actually change strategies.

The way people are talking about Team USA is comical. Did you expect them to win the World Cup? This was always the most likely outcome. They played the best soccer in our history in this tournament. Multiple young players looked ready for this stage. Yes, last night was bad. And the weak links of the team are as weak as it gets. That has to change. But to frame this as some grand disaster or disappointment is crazy to me. I would have signed up for this in blood before the tournament started.

@TheKostos They benefitted from a very weak pool due to an expanded world cup field and a favorable draw in round of 32. Belgium was obviously more skilled just about everywhere and anyone watching objectively knew the game was over in the 1st 5 minutes. It was still a fun ride.

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@Big_Time_Atl @ChoppinBravos He's an average hitter and would be a valuable bat off the bench. Unfortunately he's being asked to do a lot more than that.

@ChoppinBravos Remember when yall tried to say smith was good

The Braves after Dubón are just an auto out. The Cardinals give the Braves a free base runner Dominic Smith- strikeout Austin Riley- strikeout Yaz- lineout August 4th 2/3 of those guys can’t be regular starters is this teams going anywhere.

@JohnLSombati @weaver_cards I was 10 in 1988 - that was a bad baseball team. But it made the 1991 team that much more enjoyable to follow.

@weaver_cards I remember the late 80s Braves, this is not that bad. 😂

It must be quite nice to not have lived through the 2011 Braves collapse when they blew an 8.5 game lead in September after going 9-18 and missing the playoffs.

@bestnineplay @walkonredshirts This is the correct answer

What is the worst missed call you remember in college football

Someone sell me cool cards. Looking for Tiger, Jordan, Nice Braves

@RubrChickens Me showing the butt rankings to all of my friends...

Ray Tanner spotting an unqualified baseball coach

@Puszkarczu72605 @JeffMoyer41 I was thinking if the guy on deck is coming to the plate and the last hitter is telling him something about the pitch shape, mix etc. (assuming he got out) - but that's just a guess. Not sure how you'd give batters signals from the on deck circle.

@JeffMoyer41 Good points, I played D2 ball. That said, what is relaying pitch location to a hitter from the on deck circle?

I watch a lot of HS and Travel Baseball and here’s what gets evaluated that most players/coaches/understand: 1. Catch Play - how do you treat “getting loose” before a game? Is there meaning to it or are you just throwing to throw…. 2. Ground Balls between innings - 7-3-21 7 inn, 3 GBs/inn, 21 reps/game. How do you treat those? How are your throws? 3. On Deck Reps - What are you doing to prepare for your AB? You have three responsibilities. 1. Time the Pitcher, 2. Communicate w/base runners 3. Relay location to hitter. You’re not there to “get loose” 4. Response to Failure - how do you respond to a Strikeout, an error, a bad call, giving up a bomb? 5. Communication - Are you talking between pitches, directing cutoffs, helping teammates w/ pitcher tendencies, etc. 6. Competitiveness In Non Game Situations sprinting on and off the field, backing up bases, prep steps, moving with hitters tendencies, does every pitch matter? These are the aspects of the game that are often taken for granted but make a huge difference for your evaluation.

@MeinertWilliam @EchoesofWarYT Sumter did a good job raising militia but was, generally speaking, a terrible General. Pickens and Marion were far more adept in the field. Sumter did whip Tarleton at Blackstocks, however, which started the long road to the ultimate defeat at Cowpens.

@_mbluther @EchoesofWarYT Sumter was known as the Gamecock for a reason.

240 years ago today, the most underrated general in American history died. From a sunburn. Nathanael Greene was never supposed to be a soldier. He was a Quaker from Rhode Island who ran his family's iron forge. He had asthma, a stiff leg that gave him a permanent limp, and zero combat experience. His own church suspended him just for going to watch a military parade. So how did he end up commanding the entire Southern army? He read. He bought every book on warfare he could find and taught himself strategy from scratch. Washington noticed, and trusted him more than almost anyone. By 1780 the war in the South was a disaster. The previous American general got beaten so badly he fled 200 miles on horseback. Congress let Washington pick the replacement, and he picked Greene without hesitation. Greene's plan was insane. He looked at his small, starving, half-naked army and decided he could not win, so he would lose correctly. He ran Cornwallis all over the Carolinas until the British were exhausted, far from supply, and bleeding men they could not replace. "We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again." At Guilford Courthouse, Cornwallis technically won the battle and lost a quarter of his army doing it. That was the whole point. Greene lost almost every fight on paper and won the entire South. Cornwallis limped off to a little tobacco port to rest and refit. The port was called Yorktown. Here's the part that should make you angry. To feed and clothe his men, Greene personally co-signed for war supplies because the government wouldn't pay. When the bills came due, Congress refused to honor them. The man who saved the South came home buried in debt that wasn't his. Georgia gave him a plantation near Savannah as thanks. He finally had peace. Then one hot afternoon in June 1786 he spent the day walking a neighbor's rice fields with no hat. He collapsed from sunstroke and a week later he was dead at 43. One last twist. After he died, his widow Catharine took in a broke young houseguest tinkering with an idea. His name was Eli Whitney, and the cotton gin was invented at the dead general's home. June 19, 1786. Remember the name. Nathanael Greene.

@HJhughes79 Saw a highlight of him throwing on the prep baseball account - nice hook! My boys a rising freshman and pitches. Been playing more "showcase" tournaments this year. Getting beat up a little bit but competing and learning a lot.

@_mbluther He’ll be going into his junior year

Pretty cool Fathers Day watching my youngest shove at Founders Park.

@3YearLetterman Saw him in high school at OW. They ran a no huddle 5 wide set and he basically ran around back there like no Jackson in tecmo bowl and either launched a 70 yard TD pass or ran for 10+ yards every play. You could have laid some devastating down field blocks in that offense

It’s a goddamn shame he didn’t come along 20 years later when offensive schemes could fully take advantage of him

@MeinertWilliam @EchoesofWarYT Thomas Sumter voted to block Greenes widow from receiving the back pay for the uniforms because Greene hurt his feelings during the war.

@EchoesofWarYT He also worked closely with the South Carolina militia leaders, which was a significant contribution to the ultimate victory.